"The country's fate would have been different had Sardar Patel been the first prime minister," Modi said, almost implying that Mahatma Gandhi's choice of Jawaharlal Nehru for the post was flawed. (BCCL/Manish Mistry)

While lauding Sardar Patel's role as the first Union home minister in uniting the country after independence, Modi said, "That unity and integrity is today under threat from all fronts — be it terrorism or Maoism." (BCCL/Manish Mistry)